“Knowing you are probably going to die in a year or two is like waiting for a train with people you really like seeing you off, and you know you aren’t going to see them ever again. You have so much you want to say to them and the train is due in any moment”

Gussie, a 12-year old girl with a heart-condition has moved with her mum to St. Ives in Cornwall. Gussi ...

Synopsis:  Within a spoof self-help book, Little Mouse records her own fears in the form of drawings, and collage as she nibbles her way through the pages. Finally she realises that she also has the power to frighten!

Review: This is a must for all fans of Emily Gravett’s wonderfully creative picture books. Some phobias in the book are real such as arachnophobia ...

Synopsis: Ben opens a present to find a penguin. At first, he is glad for his new friend but find that the gormless looking penguin doesn't do anything or say anything, no matter what Ben does with it. Ben gets fed up and tries to feed the penguin to a passing lion, which turns on Ben instead, and the penguin strikes back. After his rescue, Ben discovers that his true friend, t ...

Synopsis: En route to New York Aunt Gloria and son Salim, come to stay with Ted. Salim is a cool dude: so cool he disappears. He boards the London Eye and then simply doesn’t get off. Everyone is baffled but Ted and his sister Kat desperately follow a trail of clues across London. Time is running out but Ted, whose brain runs on its own unique operating system, works out what&rsqu ...

Synopsis: The story of a boy who gets lost and finds his way home – not only because he runs away from home, but because he is lost in his own memories and his own feelings of guilt and helplessness.

Review: This is Kelly’s debut novel, and it will be a hard act to follow. He combines humour with heartbreak, and keeps readers guessing until the final pages. We ...

 Synopsis: Stephanie Edgley is at low ebb. Her favourite uncle is dead and his funeral serves up a series of disillusionments, leaving her no definite goal in life but to get out of her small town home. But Uncle Gordon’s death brings two things into her life. The first is a handsome legacy; the second is Skulduggery Pleasant, an enigmatic detective with a slouch hat, a tan ov ...

Synopsis: The legends of King Arthur have been a rich source of inspiration for authors writing for children and adults alike. Retellings for younger readers have included some of the best known authors in the field. Michael Morpurgo and Kevin Crossley-Holland spring to mind as recent examples. Indeed, one might feel rather intimidated to write another version after the brilliance of Cro ...

Synopsis: Ottoline Brown is no ordinary girl. Her parents travel the world while she is looked after by a small, hirsute Norwegian bog man named Mr Munroe and a parade of domestic helpers. She likes mysteries and puzzles and clever plans. She wears odd shoes. She has a bear living in her laundry room. She has a diploma in disguise from the Academy of Subterfuge. And she is more than a m ...